World War I
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17 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 MAIN (causes of war) | militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism. |
| Triple alliance | Germany, austria-hungary, italy |
| triple entente | brittain, france, russia |
| Lusitania | British ship sunk by germans |
| Reparations | payments to cover damages during war |
| Balkin Powder Keg | Describes instability of Balkins |
| Trench Warfare | underground tunnels fought in to avoid machine guns. |
| War of attrition | slow gradual wearing down process, who can last longer |
| Schlieffen Plan | plan to surround the french and push them back, but failed because ended in stalemate. |
| Neutrality | staying neutral during time of war |
| Battle of Marne | German vs french and brittish in paris |
| Zimmerman Telegram | zimmerman sent secret telegram to german embassador for mexican support |
| Total war | everything from country put towards war |
| Assasination of Franz ferdinand | shot while touring sarajevo, led to austria hungary vs serbia. |
| Paris Peace conference | all allied powers except russia sent representatives to negotiate peace after war |
| Treaty of versailles | forced germany to admit defeat and pay reparations |
| Armistice | agreement to stop fighting |
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